Directing
Ron Howard
EN, ES, FR cinema · 206 credits
Born
1 March 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Ronny Howard · Ronald William Howard · Ronnie Howard · Ronald William "Ron" Howard · ران هاوارد
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, he has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards, as well as nominations for seven British Academy Film Awards. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television. Howard first came to prominence as a child, acting in several television series before gaining national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days(1974–1980). He starred in the films The Spikes Gang (1974), The Shootist (1976), and Grand Theft Auto (1977), the latter being his directorial film debut. In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing, and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985), as well as the fantasy Willow(1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and was nominated again for the same awards for the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008). Howard has directed historical dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), Cinderella Man (2005), Rush(2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Thirteen Lives (2022), the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the mystery-thriller series Robert Langdon (2006–2016), the comedy The Dilemma (2011), and the space drama Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also directed numerous documentaries such as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019), and We Feed People (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
The Sound of Philadelphia
The Sound of Philadelphia
Executive Producer
The Shrinking of Treehorn
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Director, Producer
Splash
Splash
Producer
The Fixer
The Fixer
Director
Curious George
Producer
Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film
Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film
Director, Producer
Dangerously Funny
Producer
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Director, Producer
Alone at Dawn
2027
Alone at Dawn
Director, Producer
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self, Executive Producer
Whalefall
Producer
Summer of '94
Executive Producer
Avedon
Director, Producer
Kyle Larson vs. The Double
Executive Producer
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
Executive Producer
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Eden
Producer, Director, Story
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Executive Producer
Pets
Executive Producer
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
Executive Producer
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker, Producer
Frida
Executive Producer
Jim Henson Idea Man
Director, Producer
The Lost Children
Executive Producer
Willow: Behind the Magic
as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
The Slumber Party
Executive Producer
The Beanie Bubble
Producer
Judy Blume Forever
Executive Producer
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Executive Producer
Carlos
Executive Producer
Tetris
Executive Producer
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self - Commentator
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Executive Producer
Leave No Trace
Executive Producer
Wedding Season
Executive Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Executive Producer
We Feed People
Director, Producer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Executive Producer
Thirteen Lives
Director, Producer
Lucy and Desi
Executive Producer
Fuck Coin
as Self
The Day Sports Stood Still
Executive Producer
Paper & Glue
Executive Producer
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Executive Producer
Julia
Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Executive Producer
Hillbilly Elegy
Director, Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Executive Producer
Rebuilding Paradise
Director, Producer
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Dads
as Self, Producer
Being Frank
Producer
Pavarotti
Director, Producer
Backdraft 2
Executive Producer
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Executive Producer
The Dark Tower
Producer
Inferno
Director, Producer
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Director, Producer
Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
In the Heart of the Sea
Director, Producer
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Executive Producer
Magnetic
Thanks
The Good Lie
Producer
Rush
Director, Producer
Made in America
Director, Producer
Out of the Blue
Executive Producer
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Executive Producer
Radioman
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
The Dilemma
Director, Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
Producer
Restless
Producer
Presidential Reunion
Director
Angels & Demons
Director, Producer
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Executive Producer
Changeling
Producer
Frost/Nixon
Director, Producer
The Da Vinci Code
Director, Producer
Curious George
Producer
Cinderella Man
Director, Producer
Inside Deep Throat
Producer
Making a 'Splash'
as Self - Director
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
The Alamo
Producer
The Missing
Director, Producer
Osmosis Jones
as Tom Colonic (voice)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Director
A Beautiful Mind
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited), Director, Producer
Silicon Follies
2001
Silicon Follies
Executive Producer
The Independent
as Ron Howard
Welcome to Hollywood
as Ron Howard
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director, Producer
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
EDtv
Director, Producer
Beyond the Mat
Producer
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Herbert Biberman
Ransom
Director
The Chamber
Producer
Apollo 13
Director, Executive Music Producer
The Paper
Director
Far and Away
Director, Producer, Story
Backdraft
Director
Closet Land
Executive Producer
First Works
as Self
Parenthood
Director, Story
The 'Burbs
Executive Producer
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Director
Willow
Director
Vibes
Executive Producer
Clean and Sober
Executive Producer
No Man's Land
Executive Producer
Return to Mayberry
as Opie Taylor
Gung Ho
Director, Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid
Executive Producer
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Cocoon
Director
No Greater Gift
Executive Producer
Into Thin Air
Executive Producer
Splash
Director
When Your Lover Leaves
Executive Producer
Night Shift
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited), Director
Bitter Harvest
as Ned De Vries
Fire on the Mountain
as Lee Mackie
Through the Magic Pyramid
Executive Producer, Director
Skyward Christmas
Executive Producer
Act of Love
as Leon Cybulkowski
Skyward
Executive Producer, Director
Leo and Loree
Executive Producer
More American Graffiti
as Steve Bolander
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Huckleberry Finn
as Huckleberry Finn
Cotton Candy
Director, Writer
Grand Theft Auto
as Sam Freeman, Director, Writer
I'm a Fool
as Andy
The Shootist
as Gillom Rogers
Eat My Dust
as Hoover Niebold
The First Nudie Musical
as Auditioning Actor
Locusts
as Donny Fletcher
The Migrants
as Lyle Barlow
American Graffiti
as Steve Bolander
Smoke
as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
The Wild Country
as Virgil Tanner
Deed of Daring-Do
Director
Old Paint
Director
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Village of the Giants
as Genius
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Eddie Corbett
The Music Man
as Winthrop Paroo
Five Minutes to Live
as Bobby Wilson
The Journey
as Billy Rhinelander